LIBYA

Regime Continues to Batter Misrata

Kills 6 after promising a cease-fire.

At least six people were declared dead by midday in Misrata on Sunday and dozens more were reported injured—all after Libya's deputy foreign minister, Khaled Kaim, promised a cease-fire in the devastated city. Muammar Gaddafi's regime continued to crack down on rebels through the afternoon, firing hundreds of missiles at the city via multi-barrelled rocket launchers and tanks. Kaim had agreed to pull back troops and let tribal leaders try to negotiate access to the port with the rebels, giving the tribes a 48-hour window to reach out to the rebels. But tribal leaders have not yet confirmed any intervention, and many rebel leaders believe the move was a trick to make the siege in Misrata look like civil war and thus prevent NATO from aiding the rebels.